1. Home
  2. Babyface
  3. Babyface Songs
  4. The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer BoyBabyface

Released: October 27, 1998

Songwriter: Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone

Producer: Babyface Walter Afanasieff

[Verse 1]
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To set before the king, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum

[Bridge]
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum
When we come, ooh...

[Verse 2]
Baby Jesus, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our King, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, ooh, rum pum pum pum, oh yeah
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum
On my drum, on my drum, hoo...

[Verse 3]
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum, yeah
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, oh yeah
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum, yes
Me and my drum, yes
Me and my drum, yes
Me and my drum, ooh
Me and my drum, ooh

Babyface

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Grammy Award-winning producer, singer, and songwriter responsible for a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and produced more than 20 number-one hits and won 11 Grammys—including three for Producer of the Year—for his work with Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys, and Toni Braxton, as well as his own work as an artist.

Babyface got his nickname from funk legend Bootsy Collins after joining his backing band in the 1970s. He joined the group Manchild in the late ‘70s—a group that also included his frequent collaborator Daryl Simmons—before moving out West and working with the group The Deele in the early 1980s, forming a bond with his bandmate and future production partner L.A. Reid. After producing the hit “Two Occasions” for The Deele, L.A. & Babyface broke off and became one of the biggest superproducer duos in R&B, rivaling the hits of fellow superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

L.A. & ‘Face had their hands in a string of #1 R&B hits in the late '80s and early '90s from artists such as Pebbles (“Girlfriend”), Karyn White (“Superwoman”), The Whispers (“Rock Steady”), Johnny Gill (“My, My, My”) and many more. They were also instrumental in the success of post-New Edition era Bobby Brown as they produced his #1 hits “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Every Little Step,” “On Our Own,” and “Humpin' Around.” They made history with Boyz II Men in 1992 as they wrote and produced “End of the Road,” which spent a record-breaking 14 consecutive weeks atop the pop chart.

more tracks from the album

Christmas With Babyface

From the album
Babyface popular songs

2021 © gotlyric.com